Conceptual and Operational Considerations in Identifying Socioenvironmental Factors Associated with Disability among Community-Dwelling Adults
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Results
Study Design | Age group of Target Population | Reference # | Authors, Date | Country | Sample Size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cross-sectional | Entire population (census-based) | [50] | Philibert et al., 2013 | Canada | 7,075,835 (census-based) |
Adults (≥ 16 years) | [60] | Feldman & Steptoe, 2004 | UK | 636 | |
[64] | Robert, 1998 | US | 3617 | ||
[63] | Reijneveld, 1998 | Netherlands | 5121 | ||
[49] | Philibert et al., 2013 | Canada | 34,416 | ||
[37] | Fuller-Thomson & Gadalla, 2008 | US | 645,835 | ||
[38] | Gadalla & Fuller-Thomson, 2008 | US | 1,973,766 (census-based) | ||
Adults without elders (≥18 and <65 years) | [42] | Jongeneel-Grimen et al., 2011 | Netherlands | 40,213 | |
[24] | Auchincloss & Hadden, 2002 | US | 176,930 | ||
Middle-aged and older adults (≥40 years) | [33] | den Ouden et al., 2013 | Netherlands | 537 | |
[30] | Clarke et al., 2008 | US | 1195 | ||
[32] | Clarke et al., 2011 | US | 1225 | ||
[56] | Yeatts et al., 2013 | China | 1267 | ||
[35] | Fogelholm et al., 2006 | Finland | 2850 | ||
[36] | Freedman et al., 2008 | US | 15,480 | ||
Older adults (≥65 years) | [47] | Morala, Shiomi & Maruyama, 2006 | Philippines | 200 | |
[53] | Richard et al., 2012 | Canada | 520 | ||
[45] | Levasseur et al., 2011 | Canada | 554 | ||
[43] | Kabir et al., 2001 | Bangladesh | 696 | ||
[28] | Bowling & Stafford, 2007 | UK | 786 | ||
[58] | Bowling et al., 2006 | UK | 999 | ||
[39] | Giraldez-Garcia et al., 2013 | Spain | 1106 | ||
[51] | Rahkonen & Takala, 1998 | Finland | 1448 | ||
[61] | Goins & Mitchell, 1999 | US | 1911 | ||
[55] | Wight et al., 2008 | US | 3442 | ||
[59] | Clarke & George, 2005 | US | 4154 | ||
[65] | Zimmer & Kwong, 2004 | China | 20083 | ||
[26] | Beard et al., 2009 | US | 937,875 (census-based) | ||
[62] | Lin, 2000 | US | 8% of US population ≥65 years (≈2,500,000; census-based) | ||
Longitudinal | Entire population (registry-based) | [23] | Aida et al., 2013 | Japan | 29,374 |
Middle-aged and older adults (≥40 years) | [34] | den Ouden et al., 2013 | Netherlands | 478 | |
[25] | Balfour & Kaplan, 2002 | US | 883 | ||
[27] | Beydoun & Popkin, 2005 | China | 976 | ||
[31] | Clarke, Ailshire & Lantz, 2009 | US | 1821 | ||
[57] | Zimmer, Wen & Kaneda, 2010 | China | 2944 | ||
Older adults (≥65 years) | [54] | Starr, Deary & Macintyre, 2003 | UK | 201 | |
[52] | Rantakokko et al., 2009 | Finland | 993 | ||
[29] | Clark et al., 2009 | US | 1884 | ||
[46] | Liang, Liu & Gu, 2001 | China | 2115 | ||
[48] | Pérès et al., 2005 | France | 3198 | ||
[44] | Lang et al., 2008 | UK | 4148 | ||
[41] | Gu & Xu, 2007 | China | 6132 | ||
[40] | Glymour et al., 2010 | US | 10,273 |
3.1. Conceptual Bases
3.2. Disability Measures
3.3. Study Designs and Analyses
3.4. Socioenvironmental Factors
4. Discussion
4.1. Conceptualising and Measuring Disability
4.2. Conceptualising and Measuring Socioenvironmental Factors
4.3. Study Designs and Analyses
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Philibert, M.; Pampalon, R.; Daniel, M. Conceptual and Operational Considerations in Identifying Socioenvironmental Factors Associated with Disability among Community-Dwelling Adults. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2015, 12, 3814-3834. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120403814
Philibert M, Pampalon R, Daniel M. Conceptual and Operational Considerations in Identifying Socioenvironmental Factors Associated with Disability among Community-Dwelling Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2015; 12(4):3814-3834. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120403814
Chicago/Turabian StylePhilibert, Mathieu, Robert Pampalon, and Mark Daniel. 2015. "Conceptual and Operational Considerations in Identifying Socioenvironmental Factors Associated with Disability among Community-Dwelling Adults" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 12, no. 4: 3814-3834. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120403814